- This was the first episode to begin production. Kirk Fogg had mentioned in a radio interview for SUNY Albany that the first Legends episode filming took eighteen hours; since taping ran late, the whole episode was filmed on a day that featured Layout V of the temple.
- Olmec's voice was softer compared to other episodes.
- This and The Belly Button of Buddha are the only episodes in Season 1 to not show someone dressed as the historical figure.
- While Olmec was giving the Red Jaguars information about the Temple, the camera revealed that the Pirate's Cove's ship wheel had already been turned, indicating that the Dungeon was not to be entered from that room.
- This is the first of three episodes where the front player fails to obtain the artifact but the second player does not enter the Temple. The next two are The Lucky Pot-Bellied Pig of Amelia Earhart and The Golden Goblet of Attila the Hun.
- The Purple Parrots and Green Monkeys in this episode later participated in The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci, wearing the same team colors.
- According to Olmec, Blackbeard made a captive eat his own ears. In actuality, the pirate who made his captive eat his own ears was Ned Lowe.
- In production order, this is one of two season premieres where the Orange Iguanas do not enter the Temple. The second is The Maya Legend of the Hero Twins.
- While Sabrina was heading back into The Cave of Sighs from The Wheel Room, the camera crew can be seen as she was about to climb up the ladder.
- This is the first episode in which a map (or an equivalent) was used as an artifact.
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